Out of Order: Homosexuality in the Bible and the Ancient Near East

This is the second 2009 edition, the first came out in 1998. He is good on the Semitic languages (inc Akkadian) and the Greek (which are transliterated). He discusses homosexuality in the ancient near east before discussing the possible rape of Noah by his son Ham. He then discusses Sodom and refutes the inhospitality argument of Boswell. Then he discusses the Levitical prohibitions, in detail especially the Hebrew words used (zakar, miskebe and to'eba). He also discusses the Septuagint version which both Boswell and Helminiak also discuss. He also goes on to discuss reconciliation for the homosexual in the Old Testament. In the New Testament he discusses Christ and the homosexual and the saying of Paul. He discusses the Greek words in detail (e.g. malakos and arsenokoites), and refutes some of Boswell's interpretations. In particular he relates the NT prohibitions to the OT, for example Paul expelling the wicked incestuous man from the church of Corinth. He also talks about Paul's language of reconciliation. This is an important source book on the original languages. I would have liked him to discuss more about the porneia word group. For those who need to study the meaning of the original languages this is a must have for your library.